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CURARE
tubocurarine, curare
(noun) a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; “curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
curare (uncountable)
a plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content
other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae
a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery
Anagrams
• Carreu, Ur-race, ur-race
Source: Wiktionary
Cu*ra"re Cu*ra"ri (k-r"r), n. Etym: [Native name. Cf. Wourall.]
Definition: A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American Indians from the bark of several species of Strychnos (S. toxifera, etc.). It sometimes has little effect when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison. [Written also urari, woorali, woorari, etc.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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